Apple fans have been titillated and infuriated by new pics which claim to show the iPhone 7.

The pictures were obtained by the Taiwanese site Apple Club , which previously published the first schematics showing the protuding iPhone 6 camera lens, before being republished by 9to5Mac.

They appear to confirm rumours that Apple is set to remove the remove the headphone jack from the upcoming iPhone 7.

If true, this will probably mean anyone who buys the next version of Apple's iPhone will have to use wireless headphones or fork out for a pricey converter.

Earlier this week, the usual shadowy "supply chain sources" told a Chinese website that the 3.5 inch headphone jack will not be included on Apple's next mobile.

The change would allow Apple-owned Beats to flog a whole load of headphones, whilst forcing its competitors to redesign theirs.

On Twitter, Apple fans were furious about the rumoured changes.

Apple has a ghoulish history of disposing with old connectors, ruthlessly changing the plug sockets and power chargers on its gizmos over the years whilst ditching handy things like DVD drives from laptops.